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This section looks at the demand for the Lead Architect role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Lead Architect in their job title over the last 3 months to 21 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Lead Architect
Location
3 months to 21 May 2008Same period last year
Rank606593
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads378456
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.198 %
As % of the category below0.203 %0.213 %
Salaries quoted291288
Average minimum salary£69,485£69,772
Average salary£74,216£74,334
% change on same period last year-0.15 %
Average maximum salary£78,946£78,897
UK excluding London average salary£73,339£65,036
% change on same period last year+12.76 %
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads186615214414
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled92.47 %93.07 %
Salaries quoted152260169126
Average minimum salary£39,518£40,919
Average salary£43,258£44,712
% change on same period last year-3.25 %
Average maximum salary£46,997£48,505
UK excluding London average salary£38,551£39,167
% change on same period last year-1.57 %

Lead Architect
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of permanent IT jobs ads citing Lead Architect across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Lead Architect Demand Trend

Lead Architect
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Lead Architect across the UK.

Lead Architect Salary Trend

Lead Architect
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Lead Architect across the UK over the past 3 months.

Lead Architect Salary Histogram

Lead Architect
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the UK over the past 3 months.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+15359£71,902-0.92 %
LondonDown-11154£75,725-7.06 %
South EastUp+78121£70,550+22.00 %
HampshireDown-1736£83,971+4.96 %
SurreyUp+4931£55,250-0.45 %
City of LondonDown-5425£83,315-0.57 %
South WestDown-1922£61,750+14.00 %
East MidlandsUp+218£60,050-5.80 %
MiddlesexUp+3218£65,000-35.00 %
GloucestershireNew entry-16£64,063-
East of EnglandDown-1616£75,667+31.59 %
YorkshireDown-2715£81,818+3.66 %
West YorkshireDown-1214£86,500+10.42 %
GuildfordNew entry-13£50,000-
IpswichNew entry-12£80,909-
SuffolkNew entry-12£80,909-
North WestDown-1011£68,250+49.55 %
Home CountiesNew entry-10--
BerkshireUp+1510£62,778+0.11 %
NorthamptonshireDown-510£66,333-
HalifaxDown-510£90,000+8.00 %
HayesNew entry-10--
NorthamptonDown-39£69,500-
ReadingUp+17£62,500-2.77 %
Canary WharfNew entry-7£90,000-
TewkesburyNew entry-6£70,000-
WeybridgeNew entry-6£56,250-
MerseysideNew entry-4£51,875-
WirralNew entry-4£51,875-
ManchesterNo change03£70,833+60.78 %

Lead Architect
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing Lead Architect also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Lead Architect.

1174 (24.58 %)Java
2134 (18.93 %).NET
3126 (17.80 %)C#
4122 (17.23 %)Microsoft
5113 (15.96 %)Oracle
6102 (14.41 %)J2EE
798 (13.84 %)Finance
887 (12.29 %)SAP
983 (11.72 %)Business Intelligence
983 (11.72 %)Banking
1075 (10.59 %)Project Management
1075 (10.59 %)Degree
1173 (10.31 %)Enterprise Architecture
1271 (10.03 %)SQL Server
1366 (9.322 %)SQL
1462 (8.757 %)SOA
1462 (8.757 %)Technical Architecture
1561 (8.616 %)C++
1658 (8.192 %)XML
1757 (8.051 %)WebSphere
1856 (7.910 %)MS Excel
1955 (7.768 %)OO
2054 (7.627 %)Windows
2151 (7.203 %)Unix
2249 (6.921 %)Cisco
2249 (6.921 %)Security Cleared
2348 (6.780 %)Microsoft Certification
2446 (6.497 %)Cisco Certification
2446 (6.497 %)Retail
2544 (6.215 %)Datawarehouse

Lead Architect
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing Lead Architect also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Lead Architect. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1134 (18.93 %).NET
2102 (14.41 %)J2EE
358 (8.192 %)XML
457 (8.051 %)WebSphere
540 (5.650 %).NET Framework
639 (5.508 %)WebServices
727 (3.814 %)Spring
727 (3.814 %)ASP.NET
826 (3.672 %)Hibernate
923 (3.249 %)Servlets
1020 (2.825 %)ASP
1119 (2.684 %)JSP
1217 (2.401 %)SOAP
1217 (2.401 %)HTML
1316 (2.260 %)DCOM
1415 (2.119 %)EJB
1514 (1.977 %)JDBC
1514 (1.977 %)Struts
1613 (1.836 %)J2ME
1712 (1.695 %)Java EE
Application Platforms
137 (5.226 %)WebLogic
234 (4.802 %)SharePoint
333 (4.661 %)BizTalk Server
423 (3.249 %)Commerce Server
423 (3.249 %)WebLogic Portal
520 (2.825 %)Apache
619 (2.684 %)Oracle Application Server
718 (2.542 %)NetWeaver
817 (2.401 %)JBoss
916 (2.260 %)Alfresco
916 (2.260 %)EPiServer
1012 (1.695 %)WebSphere Application Server
1012 (1.695 %)MS Exchange
1110 (1.412 %)ESB
1110 (1.412 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1110 (1.412 %)CMS
129 (1.271 %)Lotus Domino
138 (1.130 %)Exchange Server 2003
146 (0.847 %)SAP EP
146 (0.847 %)IIS
Applications
156 (7.910 %)MS Excel
235 (4.944 %)MS Visio
33 (0.424 %)MS Project
33 (0.424 %)MS Office
42 (0.282 %)Photoshop
42 (0.282 %)CA Clarity
51 (0.141 %)InfoPath
Business Applications
115 (2.119 %)SAP MDM
25 (0.706 %)SAP CRM
33 (0.424 %)Staffware
33 (0.424 %)Teamcenter
42 (0.282 %)Oracle EBS
51 (0.141 %)SAP R/3
51 (0.141 %)SAP FI
51 (0.141 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (0.141 %)SAP CO
51 (0.141 %)Temenos Globus
51 (0.141 %)RMDS
51 (0.141 %)SAP Oil and Gas
51 (0.141 %)SAP ERP
51 (0.141 %)Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
141 (5.791 %)Internet
231 (4.379 %)LAN
327 (3.814 %)WAN
414 (1.977 %)Firewall
513 (1.836 %)Network Security
611 (1.554 %)SAN
710 (1.412 %)MPLS
89 (1.271 %)Wi-Fi
96 (0.847 %)IP Telephony
96 (0.847 %)DSL
96 (0.847 %)BT 21CN
96 (0.847 %)RTP
96 (0.847 %)Cisco IPT
96 (0.847 %)SONET
96 (0.847 %)DWDM
96 (0.847 %)Ethernet
105 (0.706 %)VoIP
105 (0.706 %)WiMAX
114 (0.565 %)Intranet
123 (0.424 %)VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
171 (10.03 %)SQL Server
244 (6.215 %)Datawarehouse
331 (4.379 %)RDBMS
426 (3.672 %)SAP BW
518 (2.542 %)SQL Server 2005
616 (2.260 %)SQL Server 2000
715 (2.119 %)SAP BI
812 (1.695 %)Oracle 8/8i
98 (1.130 %)ETL
107 (0.989 %)DB2
116 (0.847 %)DTS
116 (0.847 %)SQL Server Integration Services
125 (0.706 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
125 (0.706 %)DataStage
125 (0.706 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
134 (0.565 %)MySQL
142 (0.282 %)Data Mining
142 (0.282 %)SQL Server 7
142 (0.282 %)BusinessObjects
151 (0.141 %)SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
116 (2.260 %)Eclipse
212 (1.695 %)JUnit
310 (1.412 %)Ant
47 (0.989 %)Flash
53 (0.424 %)NUnit
53 (0.424 %)CruiseControl
61 (0.141 %)PowerDesigner
61 (0.141 %)Visual Studio
61 (0.141 %)VSS/SourceSafe
General
198 (13.84 %)Finance
283 (11.72 %)Banking
346 (6.497 %)Retail
442 (5.932 %)Government
532 (4.520 %)Investment Banking
631 (4.379 %)Front Office
631 (4.379 %)Pensions
726 (3.672 %)Telecoms
820 (2.825 %)Manufacturing
918 (2.542 %)Insurance
918 (2.542 %)Health
1015 (2.119 %)Education
1114 (1.977 %)Automotive
128 (1.130 %)Back Office
128 (1.130 %)Marketing
137 (0.989 %)Financial Institution
146 (0.847 %)Pharmaceutical
155 (0.706 %)Private Banking
164 (0.565 %)Retail Banking
173 (0.424 %)Aerospace
Miscellaneous
134 (4.802 %)CESG
134 (4.802 %)CESG CLAS
232 (4.520 %)Derivative
320 (2.825 %)N-Tier
419 (2.684 %)Data Integration
517 (2.401 %)Web 2.0
517 (2.401 %)Management Information System
615 (2.119 %)PKI
711 (1.554 %)Asset Management
89 (1.271 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
89 (1.271 %)Market Risk
89 (1.271 %)Computer Science
98 (1.130 %)Mainframe
98 (1.130 %)Credit Derivative
98 (1.130 %)Equities
106 (0.847 %)Fixed Income
106 (0.847 %)EPoS
106 (0.847 %)Credit Risk
115 (0.706 %)Interest Rate Derivative
115 (0.706 %)Equity Derivative
Operating Systems
154 (7.627 %)Windows
251 (7.203 %)Unix
327 (3.814 %)Linux
419 (2.684 %)AIX
515 (2.119 %)Solaris
69 (1.271 %)Windows 2000
75 (0.706 %)Windows Server 2003
82 (0.282 %)zOS
91 (0.141 %)Windows CE
91 (0.141 %)HPUX
91 (0.141 %)Symbian OS
91 (0.141 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
183 (11.72 %)Business Intelligence
275 (10.59 %)Project Management
373 (10.31 %)Enterprise Architecture
462 (8.757 %)Technical Architecture
462 (8.757 %)SOA
555 (7.768 %)OO
649 (6.921 %)Security Cleared
744 (6.215 %)E-Commerce
837 (5.226 %)Information Management
934 (4.802 %)UML
1031 (4.379 %)ERP
1031 (4.379 %)Migration
1129 (4.096 %)Content Management
1223 (3.249 %)ITIL
1322 (3.107 %)Data Management
1418 (2.542 %)TOGAF
1418 (2.542 %)OOD
1516 (2.260 %)Workflow
1516 (2.260 %)Service Delivery
1615 (2.119 %)RUP
Programming Languages
1174 (24.58 %)Java
2126 (17.80 %)C#
366 (9.322 %)SQL
461 (8.616 %)C++
534 (4.802 %)VB
625 (3.531 %)VB.NET
625 (3.531 %)C
718 (2.542 %)PL/SQL
815 (2.119 %)JavaScript
913 (1.836 %)Python
1011 (1.554 %)Perl
1110 (1.412 %)DHTML
1110 (1.412 %)Tcl
128 (1.130 %)VC++
136 (0.847 %)ABAP
143 (0.424 %)COBOL
143 (0.424 %)PHP
152 (0.282 %)VBA
152 (0.282 %)Transact-SQL
152 (0.282 %)Ruby
Qualifications
175 (10.59 %)Degree
248 (6.780 %)Microsoft Certification
346 (6.497 %)Cisco Certification
441 (5.791 %)CCDA
441 (5.791 %)MCSE
540 (5.650 %)CCNA
639 (5.508 %)Chartered Engineer
76 (0.847 %)MCSD
85 (0.706 %)MCAD
85 (0.706 %)ITIL Certification
93 (0.424 %)MCP
102 (0.282 %)PhD
102 (0.282 %)CCIE
102 (0.282 %)CISSP
111 (0.141 %)ISEB
111 (0.141 %)CCVP
111 (0.141 %)SAP Certification
111 (0.141 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (0.141 %)CCNP
111 (0.141 %)MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
13 (0.424 %)JSP 440
22 (0.282 %)COBIT
22 (0.282 %)QA
31 (0.141 %)HMG Infosec
System Software
19 (1.271 %)Active Directory
Systems Management
111 (1.554 %)CA SiteMinder
25 (0.706 %)AutoSys
Vendors
1122 (17.23 %)Microsoft
2113 (15.96 %)Oracle
387 (12.29 %)SAP
449 (6.921 %)Cisco
532 (4.520 %)IBM
619 (2.684 %)Tridion
716 (2.260 %)ATG
716 (2.260 %)Mediasurface
716 (2.260 %)Vignette
716 (2.260 %)Interwoven
815 (2.119 %)BEA
913 (1.836 %)Sun
913 (1.836 %)Cognos
1012 (1.695 %)Citrix
1012 (1.695 %)TIBCO
1111 (1.554 %)Mercator
1210 (1.412 %)webMethods
139 (1.271 %)VMware
139 (1.271 %)Teradata
139 (1.271 %)Sybase
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